Seasons / Similar games
18 games like Seasons
The best games like Seasons are Res Arcana, Warhammer Underworlds Shadespire and Roll Player — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Res Arcana shares card game, fantasy, card drafting with Seasons.
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Every alternative below links to its own Seasons-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s card game / dice shelf.
Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Seasons’s 2.8 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.
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1. Res Arcana (2019)Shares with Seasons: Card Game, Fantasy, Card Drafting, Hand Management, Take That · 5 shared tags · 3 of Seasons’s 6 mechanics (50%)vs Seasons: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~20 min shorter · 0.2 lighter
2. Warhammer Underworlds Shadespire (2017)Shares with Seasons: Card Game, Dice, Fantasy, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 5 shared tags · 2 of Seasons’s 6 mechanics (33%)vs Seasons: both play at 2 · ~30 min shorter · 0.3 lighter
3. Roll Player (2016)Shares with Seasons: Dice, Fantasy, Card Drafting, Dice Rolling, Drafting · 5 shared tags · 3 of Seasons’s 6 mechanics (50%)vs Seasons: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~15 min longer · 0.4 lighter
4. Wingspan (2019)Shares with Seasons: Card Game, Card Drafting, Dice Rolling, Drafting, Hand Management · 5 shared tags · 4 of Seasons’s 6 mechanics (67%)vs Seasons: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 5 · about the same length · 0.4 lighter
5. Everdell (2018)Shares with Seasons: Card Game, Fantasy, Card Drafting, Hand Management · 4 shared tags · 2 of Seasons’s 6 mechanics (33%)vs Seasons: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · about the same length · same complexity
6. Ashes Rise of the Phoenixborn (2015)Shares with Seasons: Card Game, Dice, Fantasy, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 5 shared tags · 2 of Seasons’s 6 mechanics (33%)vs Seasons: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min longer · same complexity
7. Aeon's End (2016)Shares with Seasons: Card Game, Fantasy, Card Drafting, Hand Management · 4 shared tags · 2 of Seasons’s 6 mechanics (33%)vs Seasons: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · about the same length · same complexity
8. Sorcerer (2019)Shares with Seasons: Card Game, Dice, Fantasy, Card Drafting, Dice Rolling · 5 shared tags · 2 of Seasons’s 6 mechanics (33%)vs Seasons: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · same complexity
9. Summoner Wars (2009)Shares with Seasons: Card Game, Fantasy, Dice Rolling, Hand Management, Take That · 5 shared tags · 3 of Seasons’s 6 mechanics (50%)vs Seasons: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min shorter · 0.5 lighter
10. Dale of Merchants Collection (2019)Shares with Seasons: Card Game, Fantasy, Card Drafting, Dice Rolling, Hand Management, Take That · 6 shared tags · 4 of Seasons’s 6 mechanics (67%)vs Seasons: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~20 min shorter · 0.4 lighter
11. Altar Quest (2020)Shares with Seasons: Card Game, Dice, Fantasy, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 5 shared tags · 2 of Seasons’s 6 mechanics (33%)vs Seasons: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · about the same length · +0.5 heavier
12. Fantastic Factories (2019)Shares with Seasons: Card Game, Dice, Card Drafting, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 5 shared tags · 3 of Seasons’s 6 mechanics (50%)vs Seasons: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 5 · about the same length · 0.5 lighter
13. Magic: The Gathering (1993)Shares with Seasons: Card Game, Fantasy, Hand Management, Take That · 4 shared tags · 2 of Seasons’s 6 mechanics (33%)vs Seasons: both play at 2 · ~40 min shorter · +0.5 heavier
14. Aquatica (2019)Shares with Seasons: Card Game, Fantasy, Card Drafting, Drafting, Hand Management · 5 shared tags · 3 of Seasons’s 6 mechanics (50%)vs Seasons: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~15 min shorter · 0.5 lighter
15. The Dresden Files Cooperative Card Game (2017)Shares with Seasons: Card Game, Dice, Fantasy, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 5 shared tags · 2 of Seasons’s 6 mechanics (33%)vs Seasons: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 5 · ~30 min shorter · 0.6 lighter
16. Duelosaur Island (2018)Shares with Seasons: Card Game, Dice, Card Drafting, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 5 shared tags · 3 of Seasons’s 6 mechanics (50%)vs Seasons: both play at 2 · plays solo · ~22 min shorter · 0.4 lighter
17. Dice Throne (2018)Shares with Seasons: Card Game, Dice, Fantasy, Dice Rolling, Take That · 5 shared tags · 2 of Seasons’s 6 mechanics (33%)vs Seasons: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 6 · ~30 min shorter · 0.6 lighter
18. Paper Tales (2017)Shares with Seasons: Card Game, Fantasy, Card Drafting, Drafting, Hand Management · 5 shared tags · 3 of Seasons’s 6 mechanics (50%)vs Seasons: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · ~30 min shorter · 0.6 lighter
Frequently asked
- What game is most like Seasons?
- Res Arcana (2019) is the closest match to Seasons, sharing card game, fantasy, card drafting. It rates 7.8/10 on BoardGameGeek.
- What should I play if I like Seasons?
- Res Arcana, Warhammer Underworlds Shadespire, Roll Player are the top-ranked alternatives to Seasons in the MeeplePick database, matched on medium complexity as well as mechanics. All 18 are ranked on this page with the shared mechanics shown for each.
- Is Res Arcana harder than Seasons?
- Compared with Seasons, Res Arcana is 0.2 lighter and ~20 min shorter (2.6 vs 2.8 complexity on BoardGameGeek's 1–5 scale).
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